A man of the Cushites living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.10.8; son of: Cush (H3568); brother of: Seba (H5434), Havilah (H2341H), Sabtah (H5454), Raamah (H7484) and Sabteca (H5455) § Nimrod = "rebellion" or "the valiant" the son of Cush, grandson of Ham, and great grandson of Noah; a mighty hunter, he established an empire in the area of Babylon and Assyria
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H5248 — נִמְרֹד
nim.rod · Nimrod · Hebrew/Aramaic
4 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 10:8 · נִמְרֹ֑דAnd Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.Genesis 10:9 · כְּנִמְרֹ֛דHe was a mighty hunter before Jehovah: wherefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Jehovah.1 Chronicles 1:10 · נִמְר֑וֹדAnd Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.Micah 5:6 · נִמְרֹ֖דAnd they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our border.